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Hawker445 07-15-2013 01:53 PM

Airplane Repo On Discovery Channel
 
This is a joke right?

Major Airplane Components Missing | Airplane Repo - YouTube

UAL T38 Phlyer 07-15-2013 06:33 PM

I'd call the whole show a joke, just like the Alaskan Bush-Pilot show. Lots of dramatic "We've got to get this airplane in limited time without getting caught!!" drama, yet somehow, having a camera crew follow our heroes doesn't highlight them.

And somehow, they always have time to mount belly-cameras----more than one----on these airplanes they are in a 'hurry' to takeoff with. On a Canadair, I assume they used more than duct-tape.

I saw it the other night (surfing through it). They took a Cessna from a ranch in Texas. A ranch-hand gave chase to one of the guys on the ground. The guy who took the plane buzzed him repeatedly to drive him off.

Now, unless this was done with the full blessing of the FAA (under the auspices of an 'air show'), only a dunce would allow video of such an event to actually be broadcast.

Staged, mindless spectacle for the uninformed. Next.

rightside02 07-15-2013 06:41 PM

Totally staged and a joke , I would guess about 14 percent of what you see is really true . The rest is drama for ratings , which I understand , the public wants drama .

Next new show , jersey shore cast gets the ppl and does the repos themselves !

USMCFLYR 07-15-2013 06:50 PM

Whatever happened to that reality show where they had a variety of people competing in flight training for some prize?

satpak77 07-15-2013 07:48 PM

breaking into private ranch airstrips and hangars, in Texas ? show may get renamed "Deathwish"

tomgoodman 07-15-2013 08:02 PM


Originally Posted by USMCFLYR (Post 1445657)
Whatever happened to that reality show where they had a variety of people competing in flight training for some prize?

You mean they filmed UPT? :p

USMCFLYR 07-16-2013 04:35 AM


Originally Posted by tomgoodman (Post 1445690)
You mean they filmed UPT? :p

No.....:) that one went belly up after two episodes I think (remember the F-15 RTU program?)
They had a similar one with the F/A-18 training that I thought as a little better up in Canada. Of course I might be a little bias ;)

UAL T38 Phlyer 07-16-2013 04:58 AM


Originally Posted by tomgoodman (Post 1445690)
You mean they filmed UPT? :p

Tom, that is hilarious!

UnusualAttitude 07-16-2013 05:12 AM

Best Aviation reality shows were Carrier on PBS and there was a documentary called Speed and Angels (I think that was the name) that was also fairly good.

*Both available on Hulu I believe.

undflyboy06 07-16-2013 07:05 AM

I loved Carrier. Once I started watching I couldn't stop. To bad they don't have it in HD.


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